Saturday, January 30, 2016

Last year I didn't get anywhere near the 25 for the challenge. Not that I didn't tat 25 things, but...I really feel that I want to only include things in the Challenge which are a challenge or new technique to me-so this year I want to do my best to try and finish last year's challenge, and do a challenge for this year too, which means I will be challenged quite a bit if I make it!! :)

Thursday, January 28, 2016

These look big, but they are quite small. I think this first piece is approx. 1 in. long.

This next piece is probably about 2 1/2 inches tall.

The first is a trial of a diagram Elaine P. Gan showed us test tatters once and we never did anything with it(I think). Well, when I couldn't sleep for over 3 hours during the night I remembered the diagram and decided to see if I could try it. The top trial has a few varied stitch counts on the chains. And then I took the diagram and put a white piece of paper over it and traced what I could to make a cross out of the straight piece. And then I spent 2 hours watching a movie and tatting the top of the cross, and then today I finished it. :)

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

My doily and tatting obsessed hubby came home unexpectedly, and I was busy with a few other things so the doily has not progressed! It will have to wait till next week now.

But....I can play or experiment(which every you want to call it) while my hubby is home, so...I did this! :) It's pretty, and I am not sure if I am calling it done or not.

It's a doodad I bought back when we were all experimenting with them a year or 2 ago. Well, I knew this one would go well with these beads and I thought Tropical Punch thread would be perfect too.

I wasn't sure exactly what I was going to do so I tried to draw something out, but believe me, this isn't even close!!! I like this a lot and am deciding if I want to or should add to it. I really think it needs more tatting!!! :)

I hope your day is peaceful and blessed, and that you accomplish some tatting, or that you get to at least play tatting! :)

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Well....I tatted this suncatcher trying out something new. I didn't have beads to match except these little ones so I decided to see if I could make "tatted beads". I tatted 2ds and placed one bead from the shuttle thread, then 1ds and another bead, then either a join or a picot(which ever was needed at that time), then 1ds another bead, another 1ds and another bead then 2ds. They work!!! :)

Usually I glue the knots then trim close, but I wanted this done and just before I put it on the scanner I was trying to straighten the chains a bit and if you look to the left hand side you will see that the chain broke and is floating. Oh well.....I could always use another suncatcher for me. :) Now, that I know this works, I might try another(but, I will glue the knots before I mess with anything next time)!!! :)

Saturday, January 23, 2016

These top ones are the Beaded Flowers and they are the size of a 50 cent piece.

And these below are the Beaded Starflowers and they are the size of a quarter.

And here are all of them together for an idea of size. :)

Hope this is helpful.

If you follow the written directions on the pattern, it's missing a picot and an 8 at the end of the ring, but there is a diagram, and as I said before, I changed the long outer chains to 8ds instead of 12 to make it look more like Corina's picture.

If you see the Beaded Flower in the top right of the top picture you will see what it looks like with the 12ds. And all the starflowers are the same pattern just cut the stitch counts in half and only do five rings(oh, and only put 3 beads on top points of rings).

Well, this round isn't sitting well. It's very tight and is cupping the doily. I am hoping that when I get time(next week) I will be able to block it into submission, or else I will have to cut and re-tat trying to figure out how to make it lie flat.

This next picture is the best one I could get to show the bad cupping.

Monday, January 18, 2016

in size 40 Lizbeth Rainbow Taffy and colored beads. I just need to finish the end and add the clasp.

And I finished the other pair of starflowers in size 40 Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk.

Thank you to all who are wishing me a more restful couple of weeks. I will let you know that this week might be crazy too as I spend time preparing for our 30th Anniversary and the renewing of our wedding vows this coming Sunday(although, our anniversary is on Monday the 25th). We are sharing this occasion with the seniors we teach on Sunday night and will have our normal "service" right after.

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

If you look closely you can see a tatted project hiding under the garland. I was hoping to surprise everyone, but somehow it got really set aside(but definitely not! forgotten).

Well, it's been made a priority, and is currently back in progress.

On my sidebar of this blog I now have an accountability list(2016 tatting goals) and the first is a large snowman suncatcher. Now, let me tell you, this is not like anything I have ever seen in tatting, but I am hoping I can make it, make it well!, and get it done this year(finally!).

Here is the project which was started and has about 1/4 of the next round done.....

This project will take quite some time, and I have several other goals in that list to try to complete also!!!

I love this colorway and am so sad to say that I cannot get anymore!!!

I had so much fun tatting with it and there is none left.

I just had to make another tiny "beaded flower"-although I call it the beaded starflower, so now I have a pair which can be made into earrings for someone. :)

I tatted those beaded flowers and had a little bit left so....I tatted this bookmark using Mary Konior's Chain Reaction edging pattern from Tatting with Visual Patterns(book), and call it my Chain Reaction bookmark. I had to guess at how to make the end, and I think it turned out well. It has a slight curve, but what you see here is just thrown on the scanner.

As you can see with most of my tatting...sewing in ends gets put off till I feel like it(which isn't often).

Ok, here is the correct version. The only thing is that it doesn't look exactly like the photo on the pattern. The larger chains on the outside look much more pronounced, so....I am going to try again, but lower the count on those to 8. Either way, this is a beautiful and simple enough pattern(when you figure out how to place the beads-I wrote myself notes). This one is about the size of a 50 cent piece(for all those in America).

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I am a Christian. I love God, my family, friends, and kids!
I am a stay at home wife, mother of three adult girls, and Grandmother of two beautiful girls. Married 32 yrs.
I have been tatting since 2010 and love it!! :)
I teach a Sunday morning group named Life in Christ from Spring till Autumn outdoors, and I teach a Sunday night group of seniors.